A Forest Floor with a Frog, a Lizard and a Snail (1946)

"A Forest Floor with a Frog, a Lizard and a Snail" (1946) is a work by Franz Xaver Pieler. About the period around 1946: The range of materials widened to include acrylic paint, screen printing, and mixed media. After 1945 the centre of Western art activity shifted to New York, where Abstract Expressionism was followed by Pop art, Minimalism, and Conceptual art. It is listed in the Still Life collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Still Life in brief: Dutch vanitas paintings used objects such as skulls, candles, and wilting flowers to remind viewers that time passes. Still life, the arrangement of flowers, fruit, tableware, and other objects, became a distinct genre in the Netherlands and Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

"A Forest Floor with a Frog, a Lizard and a Snail" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.

Franz Xaver Pieler is featured in our catalog. 2 works by the artist are available on onlly.art.

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